Thanks to a voter-approved tax levy, the Coupeville School District has spent more than $1 million upgrading computers in the classroom.
Voters nearly four years ago approved a technology levy that gave the school district $300,000 a year.
The final Coupeville Farmers Market of 2013 features a celebration.
Relay races and a giant pumpkin contest are just some of the highlights of HarvestFest, which takes place during the Coupeville Farmer’s Market 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at the community green located behind the Coupeville Public Library.
“It’s great fun and a chance for customers to appreciate the market,” said market manager Peg Tennant. HarvestFest marks the completion of the market’s 35th consecutive season.
HarvestFest relays, which also benefit Gifts from the Heart food bank, features teams competing in a series of races that Tennant is currently keeping under wraps. As for what kind of races, Tennant said she is keeping that a “deep, dark secret.”
Several Coupeville Elementary School students will be taking more than homework and books home on weekends.
The Gifts from the Heart Food Bank is starting a program to ensure some students have food to get through the weekend.
Several Coupeville Elementary School students will be taking more than homework and books home on weekends.
The Gifts from the Heart Food Bank is starting a program to ensure some students will have food to get through the weekend.
The streets of Coupeville had a distinct nautical theme Saturday.
Numerous hand-built boats popped up throughout the historic town to participate in Coupeville’s newest festival.
More and more shooters are coming to a club near Outlying Field to hone their skills.
The Central Whidbey Sportsmen’s Association, which is nestled on property on Safari Street between Outlying Field and the Island Transit headquarters campus on State Highway 20, has enjoyed a membership boom in recent years.
Thanks to the help of state dollars, federal dollars and resident donations, the Whidbey Camano Land Trust acquired acres of land on Central Whidbey Island that is home to an old-growth forest as well as a federally threatened plant.
A new face will soon be running the day-to-day operations of the Port of Coupeville.
After a round of interviews, the commissioners for the Port of Coupeville named Tim McDonald as executive director for the small port district that oversees operations at the Coupeville Wharf and Greenbank Farm.
A multi-vehicle collision just before 11 a.m. Monday resulted in two people being sent to the hospital.
Washington State Patrol reported that a line of cars had formed in the northbound lane of State Highway 20 as a result of utility work taking place in the San de Fuca area.
With construction of its new headquarters near Coupeville nearly complete, Island Transit leaders are looking at future projects.
The Island Transit board of directors approved a six-year capital plan outlining the routes and park-and-ride lots that officials hope to add in coming years.
Though the projects are on transit officials’ radar, there is one crucial element missing.
“We don’t have the money to add any of those routes,” Island Transit Executive Director Martha Rose said.
A new face is behind the counter of a Coupeville boutique.
Oak Harbor resident Cheryl Nunn took over Collections Boutique last month from previous owner Rita Hart, who still works at the popular shop on a part-time basis.
It looks like fewer students are attending Coupeville schools this year.
An enrollment count shows the equivalent of 886 full-time students are in Coupeville’s classrooms. That amount is 24 fewer full-time equivalent students then the 910 students school officials had projected for the Central Whidbey-based school district.
Two race car drivers sped through one of the most picturesque parts of Ebey’s Landing in a flash.
Justin Bell and Townsend Bell (no relation) spent a quiet Wednesday afternoon last week racing a Lexus IS 350 FSPORT. They raced down Ebey Road, drifted through a hair-pin turn onto Hill Road near the bluff trail, regained speed as they whizzed by the beach before negotiating a series of curves on the narrow road in the woods before speeding past a historic, red barn located just outside the treeline.
As for who won? Tune in to “Shut up and Drive” to find out. The show featuring Ebey’s Landing airs at noon, Sunday, Sept. 29. on Fox Sports 1.
